But the looks on their faces remained blank as the case for 18-year-old Ivan Torralba, Chadwick's boyfriend and the last person to have seen her, was continued another two months to a final disposition hearing on May 22.

Torralba, appearing on a $75,000 bond wearing jeans and a plaid shirt, needed roughly five minutes for the court to address his case.

His attorney Thor Bauer said he was trying to review $750 of information from the grand jury investigation into Chadwick's disappearance, which led to Torralba's charges of perjury, attempting to influence a public servant and tampering with physical evidence.

He last appeared for a disposition hearing in January when his case was first continued. At that hearing the court had just received transcripts from the grand jury but was awaiting more information.

"Let the record reflect that we made this information available quite some time ago," said District Attorney Brittny Lewton, who didn't object to the continuance.

She said that Chadwick's mother had expressed to her that she was unhappy with the course of the hearings.

District Court Judge Michael Singer said he agreed with those concerns.

Kayla Chadwick was first reported missing almost exactly one year ago, having last been seen after an argument with Torrabla.

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A grand jury convened to investigate her disappearance, later finding there was probable cause to believe Torralba had interfered with the investigation by moving or hiding a gun used as evidence.

They indicted Torralba, and he was arrested Nov. 8, 2012.

Fort Morgan Police Department is still investigating Chadwick's disappearance. Anyone with information regarding her disappearance is asked to call 911 or the FMPD at (970) 867-5678.

Volunteers donning the neon green support shirts during a search for missing Fort Morgan teenager Kayla Chadwick bow their heads in prayer before beginning a community search in April of 2012, just weeks after Chadwick went missing. (Courtesy of the Fort Morgan Times. )

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